Defense attorney wants to see surveillance video from night of game

The attorney for a Greensburg father and daughter accused in a fight with a security guard at PNC Park said he wants to see surveillance video from that night because he believes someone else is responsible for starting the scuffle.

Rachel George, 21, and her father, Christopher George, 50, are accused of attacking security supervisor Joe Risher during the Pirates-Astros baseball game in Pittsburgh on May 12.

Both were held for trial during a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault, harassment, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness.

According to the criminal complaint, Pittsburgh police said Rachel George was being escorted out of the ballpark because she was smoking in the stands and ignored warnings to stop.

Risher was taking Rachel George out of one of the stadium gates when a man attacked him and ran away, police said in the complaint.

Rachel George then jumped on Risher's back and her father pushed the man against a fence, the complaint said.

Risher's left hand was caught in the fence, and when the Georges pulled him, his middle finger was partially torn off the hand, the complaint said.

“Another individual, who is a defendant, is the one who started all this nonsense. As far as the aggravated assaults are concerned, my client, Rachel George, also fell to the ground with the security officer because (he) was pushed by another, not my client, Rachel George,” said defense attorney Phil DiLucente.

The man who allegedly started the scuffle by attacking Risher has been described as Rachel George’s boyfriend, but his identity has not been made public.

“At this juncture, I'm not going to comment on the relationship. There were comments in court that it was her boyfriend, and that's all I can tell you,” said DiLucente.

Rachel George is also accused of kicked a Pittsburgh police sergeant who was putting her into a stadium holding cell, the complaint said.